A new open-source method called Seen2Scene can now complete partial 3D scans into full, coherent scenes. The system addresses a fundamental constraint in 3D digitization: photogrammetry, Li
SpatialLM is a new open-source language model that takes raw 3D point clouds as input and outputs structured, machine-readable descriptions of indoor spaces. Feed it a messy 3D scan, and the mod
PhotaLabs has launched Phota , a new AI photo generation model focused on high-fidelity personalized image creation. Available now through platforms like fal , the system is designed to s
Sync Labs has officially launched Sync-3, a new generation of its AI lipsync model built specifically to handle the edge cases that cause other tools to fail. While most current
FullCircle is a new open-source pipeline that produces clean 3D reconstructions from handheld 360-degree video shot on a consumer camera. Walk through a space with something like an Insta360 X4,
GaussianGPT is a new research tool that generates full 3D Gaussian splat scenes using the same next-token prediction approach that powers large language models. Feed it a partial room and it fill
AI tool developer PROMPTR Studios has released CRAFTR , a Chrome extension built to give filmmakers and visual artists a structured environment for writing prompts across AI generation platforms.
FreeOrbit4D , accepted at SIGGRAPH 2026, generates bullet-time and free-viewpoint camera effects from a single ordinary video — with no specialized capture setup and no train
ElevenLabs has launched Music Finetunes in ElevenCreative , a tool that lets users train a custom version of the ElevenLabs Music model on their own audio catalog. The result is a personalized AI
Maxon and Tencent Cloud announced a partnership to integrate Tencent's HY 3D Global AI engine directly into Cinema 4D , enabling artists to generate base 3D and UV models from text prompts or imag
Lightricks has released LTX-2.3 , a major upgrade to its open-source video generation model. The update focuses on core engine improvements rather than interface cha
Lightricks has released LTX Desktop , an open-source desktop application for generating videos with LTX models on local hardware. The app runs natively on Windows with NVIDIA GPUs (32GB VRAM
Luma's Uni-1 Unified Intelligence: One Model for Thinking and Rendering March 06, 2026 Luma Labs launched Uni-1 , their first unified understanding and generation model, combining understanding and generation in a single model for the first time. Rather than separating the ta
Adobe Firefly's video editor now includes Quick Cut , an AI feature that assembles raw footage into a structured first-draft edit. Describe what you want in natural language — "lengthy intervie
AI agents have been getting all the buzz — but Perplexity and Anthropic just said hold my beer. Both companies dropped updates that push squarely into agentic territory — persisten
Foundry shipped Nuke 17.0 with two major additions: native Gaussian Splat support and a USD-based 3D system moving out of beta. The release targets VFX artists working in c
Google Launches Lyria 3: Gemini's High-Fidelity AI Music Generator February 19, 2026 Google has released Lyria 3 , a high-fidelity AI music generator built directly into the Gemini app. According to Google's music generation overview , the tool transforms text or image pr
Moonshot AI launched Kimi Claw , a browser-native implementation of OpenClaw that removes the technical setup typically required to run autonomous AI agents. The service runs in a single browser tab with
Beeble has released SwitchX , the company's first video-to-video model, announced by CEO Hoon Kim. Unlike Beeble's existing SwitchLight tools, which focus on generating PBR maps for relighting, S
Seedance 2.0: ByteDance's AI Video Model Goes Multimodal with 15-Second Clips and Dual-Channel Audio February 13, 2026 ByteDance has launched Seedance 2.0, a significant upgrade to its AI video generation model that introduces a unified multimodal architecture capable of proc
Vizrt, known for its broadcast graphics technology, is integrating augmented reality capabilities directly into Zoom through two new products launching February 20, 2026 . The partners
Kuaishou released Kling 3.0 on February 4, merging the capabilities of Kling 2.6 and Kling O1 into a single unified system. The model is available on Kling's platform for Ultra subscribers and exclus
Google DeepMind has opened Project Genie to Google AI Ultra subscribers in the United States, bringing its AI world model from research preview to public prototype. The tool lets use
Y Combinator-backed startup Martini has launched a collaborative workspace designed to give filmmakers professional camera controls over AI-generated video. Founded by a professional cinematographer, the
